Q: Is 179,142 a Prime Number?

A: No, 179,142 is not a prime number.

Why is 179,142 not a prime number?

A prime number is a natural number, greater than one, that can only be divided by 1 and itself.

The number 179142 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 73 146 219 409 438 818 1,227 2,454 29,857 59,714 89,571 and 179,142, with no remainder.

Since 179,142 cannot be divided by just 1 and 179,142, it is not a prime number.

Number	179,140	179,141	179,143	179,144
Prime?	no	no	yes	no

All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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